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For Your Information Benedictine Sisters of Virginia Monastic Discernment Weekend for single Catholic women, April 18-29. For more information contact Sister Vicki Ix, OSB, (703) 298-5337. St. Joseph’s Villa Alumni Society Reunion will be held June 27-29. If you know of someone who once called the Villa home or worked there with the Daughter’s of Charity, from 1931-1977, please have them contact sjvas@comcast.net . Help adults learn to change their lives by volunteering with Peninsula READS. Workshop to train volunteers will be held April 14,16,21 from 6-8 pm at ESL 393 Denbigh Blvd. Suite A. For more information contact Mary or Susan at 283-5776 or susanc@peninsulareads.com . Support OLMC School on April 1st at the Kiln Creek Burger King between 5 and 7 pm. A percentage of all sales will go to the school when you mention OLMC school. Crafts for children will be provided as well as dessert for all indoor customers. Immaculate Heart of Mary National Home School & Parent Conference 2008 will be held at the Dulles Expo & Conference Center, Washington DC June 13th and 14th. Please visit their website for more information www.IHMConference.org If you can bring a severely visually deprived woman to Mass on the weekend, your help would be much appreciated. The woman lives in the Masters in the Kiln Creek area. If you can help, please call Jeanie at the parish office. Share Fair & Plant Sale Please keep growing plants for our Share Fair & Plant Sale on April 26th. We will let you know when and where to bring them in the next couple of weeks. We are sincerely grateful for your help in this fun parish event.
Parish Nurses GERD (Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease) is caused by acid that escapes from your stomach through a weakened one way valve near the top of your stomach. More info at nurses’ board. Christian Formation Office Hours Mon-Thurs. 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. The Young Adult group is meeting after the 5:00 Mass to go to dinner and play pool. All are invited to join us! Contact Margie at Margie@stjeromennva.org for more information. (Any parents that read this – if you have a child in the age range of 20 – 35, please let them know about this gathering. We know very few young adults actually read the bulletin! J ) This weekend during the 11:30 Mass the Prayer Shawls will be blessed. They are located in the altar area of the church and represent wonderful gifts of love and prayers from our parish community. Many hands have been at work with this ministry; thank you! Come to CORE! Celebrating Our Religious Experiences is this Sunday night from 5 – 7 pm. The topic is bioethics and our presenter is Dr. Lori Underwood. All are invited to come from 12 months to 100 years old. Activities planned for all! The Young Adult group is meeting on 12 April after the 5:00 Mass to go to Yorktown Beach. Contact Anne Zagursky at 877-3771 or Margie at margie@stjeromennva.org for more information. On 17 and 18 April St. Jerome will be offering an Easter Retreat on Conversion. Father Pete Creed will be the presenter for this spirit filled event. Both nights will begin at 5:45 with social time and light refreshments – the actual retreat will begin promptly at 6:30 and end at 8:30. (Friday night will end at 9pm) Registration is a must; please email Margie at margie@stjeromennva.org . Cost is $7.00 per person. Virtus Training for all volunteers that have not attended, on April 10th at 6:30 pm in the Faith & Life Center. YOUTH Attention all First Year Confirmation Candidates, there is a mandatory retreat on April 20th from 1pm to 8pm. Permission slips were given out at our last meeting. If you need one, please contact me at youth@stjeromennva.org The cost is $15 and includes dinner. Let me know if you have any questions regarding this retreat. The youth will be selling religious goods the last two weekends of April to help support our annual Steubenville retreat in Ohio. With the cost of gas going through the roof, the bus alone costs over $4000. Please consider buying a nice gift for Confirmation, First Eucharist, Mother’s day or Graduation. Thank you for your generous support!
Our RCIA Program is thriving and bringing people into our parish family thanks to the efforts of Margie, our Christian Formation Director, and her team, and the prior efforts of Madeleine Conway. For many years, Madeleine planned, facilitated, coordinated and developed the RCIA program. She started the foundation that we have been able to build upon. Thank you Madeleine for your many years as a volunteer at St. Jerome.
BAPTISMAL SCHEDULE The next Baptism Class will be held on Monday, April 25th, at 7:00 p.m. Please call the Parish Office to register before the class. Godparents must attend class also. A Nursery will be available.
Please pray for the sick of our parish Dan Paxson, Polly Singer, Danny VanDerbeck, Margaret Klassa, Shannon Swank. Please pray for the deceased Kenneth Cabrieto. "Faith isn't believing without proof – © Copyright 2008 Saint Jerome Catholic Church, Newport News, VA |
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